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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1928)
The Salem District Is 'the -Vent Best Poultry Country in the Whole Wide World FIRST aoo EGG HEX WAS PRODUCED IN THIS DISTRICT AND FIRST 1.1 HEN PEN TO PRODUCE SOO J5GGS RACH WAS m CITY II 1 1 IT3 aranmsi Mag s aid I jndtDsEri al mm 3 4 WAY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR OF1 5 AT JIM AXP FIRST 3J5 BGfl LEGHORN HEN" WAS PRODUCED IN THIS seJcttox. WORLrO CHAJMPIOV HEN 13 JTJST OVTCR THTi . T.TST IX B. G SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS MT p L FEES BEST FOR MKT S Government Urges Farmers To Ban Barnlot Rooster To Save the Eggs WASHINGTON. Marc 3 (AP) Farmers lost $ 15,000,000 last year on fertile eggs, a blow cal culated to result in some grief for Chanticleer. Government figures show that fertile eggs constitute 42.5 per cent of the farmers' total egg loss. The loss, from infertile eggs is placed at 24.2 per cent. It has been the custom for yearg among poultrymen to segre gate the roosters so that their lay ing flocks may produce the more profitable Infertile eggs. Aa a result of authoritative study, the department of agricul ture is carrying the suggestion to farmers that they eliminate the barnyard rooster as soon as the hatching: season closes. Roosters, ft points out, bare no connection with egg production and their presence during the laying season is highly detrimental. "Heat -Is the great enemy of eggs, both fertile and infertile," the department say. "The fertile germ in hot -weather quickly be comes a blood ring, which spoils the egg. Summer heat has the same effect as the hen or incu bator on fertile eggs. An infertile egg will withstand a temperature of as much as 10S degrees Fah renheit for seven days and still be tfsuable for food. ' whereas a fertile egg is unfit after 36 hours in the same temperature." T 1 III UNCLE SI COITUS ON MIES OF n itHinuirn it s THE LID 1 TIE 0. S. HERS HUE E ON THE NEW MftRKE T Theatrical Representations of the Farmer, Accepted as Authentic on Broadway, Are Laughed to Scorn in the Grange Hall or Little Red, School House Where Every Observ er Knows Exactly How the True Farmer Looks and Acts By Frank I. Weller , (iMX-iat4 Pre!. Farm Editor) WASHINGTON. (AP) When Uncle Sam's new season of "farm movies' starts in May, rural folk againg will play the leading roles. In 300 films on agricultural subjects now in circulation, more than 95 per cent of the character parts were played by real fann- cannot be Imitated. Theatrical characterizations of the farmer, accepted as altogether authentic on Broadway, are laughed to scorn in the Grange hall where every observer knows precisely how true farmers look and act. They will not accept the antics of professional creators of 'rube' types." Made purely for educational purposes, the films range from types, and told only "to act na tural" is all the director asks. Human interest elements, not for getting romance, are woven into the film, whether the "shot" be of a county agent lecturing to farm ers in an alfalfa field, the hero finding the red ear of corn that entitles him to a kiss from his sweetheart at the husking bee, or the "fadeout" of the proverbial happy ending wherein the hero- NEW it CROPMETER 1! rats "Cropmeters" are machines de signed to help the government crop reporting service make prompt and accurate estimates of the acreages planted to different crops in the important agricul tural states. The new device is installed in an automobile in the Fame manner as a speedometer. Each year an automobile so equip ped will be driven over a certain highway route. As the operator passes from a field of wheat to one of corn, for example, he re leases the wheat button and presses the corn button. At the end of the route he has a mileage record of the road frontage of all principal crops. Comparison with last year's record over the same route indicates the changes the farmers have made in their plant ings. Compilation of records from thousands of miles of driving gives a more accurate estimate of changes than can be secured from estimates founded only on observation. - y . '4 , r -;: . ns A- 2400 Feet of Floor Spaco Reserved For Depart . ment To Be Full Movies produced for rural audiences by the department of agriculture teach lesinM in (nm.in rhii. telling a story too. Casts are gathered from real farm folk. Cameramen above are fining a lesson by a county agent in the fields. Below is a husking bee scene, of the sort which, adds human interest i-w me AKrituuurai msvns oi ine Ilims. ers. Raymond Evans, chief of the microscopic studies of organisms ine's father bestows his blesinc orrice or motion pictures, eepart ment of agriculture, expects to send his camera crews to the far a west for the first work of the year, where native residents will be cast for fishing "shots'' in a picture on grazing in the national forests. . "City-bred talent, even if pro fessional, has been unsuccessful in portraying rural types," Kvans declares. "There seems to be something about the bearing and gesture of the real farmer which that cause plant disease to pano ramic views of work on improve ment and conservation of land, trees and stream. Most of them are one reel in length, although tremendous popular demand is claimed for the two and three reel pictures in whkh there is just enough dramatization of plot to insure continuity and visual explanation. The amateur actors usually are selected from the area in which the picture is to be made, cast for a team of horses and the "back forty." Wherever possible field sets are used for "interiors," -otherwise the scenes are made in the Washing ton studio where Klieg lights can be used to advantage. Plans are under consideration to construct regional studios. Thus far, offi cials say, appropriations have been inadequate for best results gen erally. The department's most favored picture. "The Corn Borer Farmers of the valley are rapid ly becoming interested in the new farmers' T) rod nee Tnarlret wVrh will be part of the new Market on north Commercial street. Res ervations are being made every day, and it will not.be long until the space is all reserved. A Some of the farmers of certain districts of the valley are Joining together- in a club, and this club reserves a space suitable to mar keting Its produce. In this way two or three farmers can run the stall in the market selling- other farmers products as. well as their own." All farmers of. the Taller will not have produce enough from tnelr own farms for each one to keep a stall going- continually, but with a cooperative arrangement between a number of farmers the stall can be kept active at all times. Harry Pearson, who will man age the farmers' produce stalls, has been among the farmers of the valley explaining the new mar keting methods and says that the farmers are all enthusiastic over the idea.' Many of the districts are planning to form clubs to get the benefit ef cooperative market ing, and at the present time it looks as though the 2400 feet of available space would not be en ough to accommodate the farmer interested. According to the orrglnal plan for the market, explained by "Wil liam Bostck, manager of the Market the 2400 feet of spaca in the new building will be dfvided a-ccording to the amount of floor space wanted by the farmer and a stall will be erected on this space. This will give each produce seller an individual display space that will be neat and will give him plenty of room to exhibit many kinds of produce. The rent paid by the farmers will be based (Ceo tinned on pa 8.) El il EES SAVING TH E C S (Continued on pajre f) WASHINGTON.; March 3. (AP) Coming to the conclusion, that the dairy industry is in, av strong position, with indications of only a moderate expansion in production,' the agricultural ont-" look conference advises "saving?, the better dairy calves so that herds may bo culled shortly be fore there is a material decline, from the present high slaughter value of the old cows." OUB HENS LAY LIBERALLY AND LAY LONG AND LIVE LONG